About the role
Therapy Internships
Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center offers enriching master’s-level internships for students seeking hands-on experience in trauma-focused therapy. Interns work alongside experienced clinicians to support children and families impacted by abuse while developing critical skills in assessment, treatment, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Spring 2026 applications is November 9, 2026.
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Student Internship Selection Criteria
- Must be pursuing a master’s degree or higher in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related field at an accredited university.
- Preference given to students from universities with an existing DCAC partnership.
- Preferred to have completed a graduate-level practicum with direct counseling experience.
- Recommended coursework: counseling theories, ethics, multicultural counseling, diagnosis, group counseling, assessment, statistics, and/or research methods.
- Experience working with children/adolescents and comfort with directive therapy (TF-CBT, PCIT) preferred; TF-CBT training provided.
- Bilingual candidates preferred.
Student Internship Requirements
- Commit to two semesters at DCAC (minimum nine months).
- Pass criminal and CPS background checks, plus a drug screening.
- Be available one evening per week (until 8:00 PM) for client appointments.
- Attend Friday meetings/group supervision, 9:00 AM –11:00 AM.
- Master’s students: minimum 18 hours/week.
- Participate in one hour of weekly individual supervision.
- Provide therapy to adults and children of all ages in individual, family, and group settings; involve caregivers in all cases.
- Attend three full days of required training at a specified time during your first semester.
How to apply
To apply for a Therapy internship at DCAC, please email your résumé to clinicalinternship@dcac.org. In your email, specify the semester or date you wish to begin your internship, describe any experience you have working with children, and note if you are fluent in Spanish.